Block or follower for baling-presses



|I N. BECKER.

BLOCK 0R FoLLowER Foa BALING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I9. I9I8.

' Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I m ...HLN

l. N. BECKER.

BLOCK 0R FOLLOWER FOR BALING PRESSES.

Syvum/dion l T15. E i

. Specification of Letters Patei1t.'; L

YCitizenfof the United States,f1'esidii1g at l 1 i taken ,substantially at right I angles to one 4oY i "movedf to show' thel interior construction `more clearly. Y Y

Th's inventionrel'ates tolbloolsA or folithereof;

follower.

Kaufman, in the county' of Kaufman and State of Texas", have inventednew and usef Vful mprovements' lin Blocks or Followers Vfor BalingPresse/s, of thf following isa specification.

rlowers Nfor baling pre's'ses, 1n ore partioularl although not exclusively," pres's'esfor bali'n'g Acotton, and has vfor its generalobjectV the'- provision of an improved press vblocl or follower of suchv construction yas tov facilitate the handling of the kbagging inwhieh the bale 1is"`wi"ap,r` ed andl the manipulation o f ,the ties by which said bagging is secured .Vplace and the baleheldin compressed con;-V

'dition. i v A The foregoing and' other more particular objects of the invention, together with means `whereby the same'may'be oarried' into effect, will best V be imders'tood from the followingA description of one embodiment and adaptation thereof illustratedin theaocompanying drawingsV It will beunder'stood, however, that tliefparticular oonstruotion vandfuse de# seribedand shown-have been ehosen vfor illustrative purposesmerely, and that the invention, as' defined' vby theelainis hereunto appended, may be' .othervvise vpractised without departing from'tlie spirit and scope.

A :ln saidldrawiiigsi 'I 'i 'llfiguresl and 2 arevertical sections,

another,v of a .cotton baling Vpress embodying the-inventioinij i l,

Fig, Sis4 'an'enlargedf'planl,View ofv the block or follower with oneI of` the vslats re- Fi'g. 21 isanend elevation of said Ablock o r :Figsf yand 6i are substantially 'central thereof, respectively.V

longitudinal and transverse vertical seotions 3 Referring to Figs. and 2,':jthere is therein shown a double v-boxjcot ton baling lpress of vwelllrnown form and Comprising astationary press frame, arotary carrier pro-v vided with two press boxes, and mechanism for compressing the linty cotton supplied 'to said boxes.

AS herein Shown, the, 'Sweeney' frame ,c omprisesuprights vconnecting top and "latches or bottom ,fratrie members .i1 'y and 12,-Y respec- 'illely'lh OIIDer Supporting at itsunder 'formed by'sp'aced slats' 19.

tenteaseit. 7,1920. i

IThe' lcarrierLlLl isrotatably `mounted on.

' one ofthe uprights lOandj'is provided with two press'boxesl, open at their upper and lower ends,'and1havingftheupper portions "oftheirffront; a'n'djrear4 walls formed "as .hinged 'sections' '16 normally 'held closed by f the vlower frame member 12 and having a head 20 movable within one of the boxes 15 in alinement vvit-hthel upper'press block 13,

said Y plunger being actuated by vany well Known means' common in presses of this 'general typef 4Within each of the boxes 15 isa lower press block or follower, herein inother suitablejmeansn'not shown.- 'The compressing mechanism comprises a plunger 1'( guided for vvertical movement in dicated :as a vwhole in Figs; 1 and2'by` the i y numeral 21',v said blocks being supported-in their lowermost. positions in said boxesl by lCleats 22` within the latter openV lower ends, and being ing in number and position to the grooves Y1 8`ifnthe uppers' block 13.

'erally speaking', well known'in the art andj require no further description'in detailherein'. With the exception 'of` the press'blo'eks 21',` Iwhose novel]featuresare ,hereinafter ,more'fullyfdescribei they formino' portion i jof the present' invention and maybe 'of any usual 'and approved 'constructionl'and arrangement; -f lewin t@ under-steed that, in'

Th parts thus 'far referred tov are, geen?y adjacent their movable v"upwardly froml said positions toward-'the block 13, to compress thev cotton in the boxes, by.

the ,operation'ofthe pres'ssh'own, the Car-- rierj1t'may be 'turned tov carry either--of the boxes 15.V from the filling 'position shown. at` the right in Figgl, wherein the block or fol- 'lowerj21- forms'the bottom of thebox, and wherein s aidvbox may be filled' through its .open top with cotton from the gin, Vin t'o'thev Vcomp'ressing position shown at the leftv in` ysaid ligure, wherein theplunge'rhead 20, bly'upward movement from the dotted line Vto the' full line l] oosition, v'carries with it theblook or follower 21 to compress the cot- TENTOEFFEE;

ton in the'box between itself andthe blockv Y 13 to form a bale 25,.'whichlis.subsequentlyiI removed from the press -boX by opening Vthe .hinged sections 16, as -shownin Fig3f-2.i vI t will also be understood that, priorjtC the compress-ing.' operation, the: blocks: v13v with' a 5 sheet or, vhaliI pattern of bagging, t'h'etwo' 'sheetscol and v21 are eachV provided lectively ,constitutinga whole pattern or` complete Ywrapper which isf 'securedf about block 21, while,

, eration, the upper sheet 28 isjsupported at Eits edges fromthe 'upper .means of' pins or j After .the balefis bf the upper sheet'QS are released, and`sui t said 'ties being press block, asby hooks 26 onsaid block. fully compressed, the` edges able ties 53fare passed rearwardly through thegrooves 1 8 inthe upper press block 13,

and thence forwardly through; the grooves 23 inthe lower press .block 21", the endsv of securedtogether by suitable .forward side of thev bale.

means at the l ,With the Object; of facilitating the for- ,ward'passage of present l.invention thetiesthroughthe grooves 231from the rear. of the'block 21, by sofpon s itioning the forward edgeof the lower sheet .9T 'as notto interfere @with this operation,

andwith the further object of conveniently supporting; and retaining all r` of rthe free edges of. said lower sheet during the movement of 'the' blockA 2 1Y vbythe plunger, the contemplates the provisionoic. aniinprovedllower press block the .preferredconstruction which will now be eleats .22, lsaid describedv Referring to Figs. :3 to 6, the blockgl shownj therein is off composite construction and. comprises per 'faces -o which are secured'ther slats-24 and 5 tothe lower .facesof which .are securedV similar slats 30;:K Ldapted l.to rest upon the slats 30A having k secured Vthereg tov longitudinal. strips 31 adapted to receive vbetween them .theplungerhead '2O l(see Figs'.

1v and ,2) S cured respectively to the ends of the lslats 3O.e ndV to the ends oi'theV body .members .2Q-marea 'longitudinale ed transversely extending, strips 32 ;`andf33.

'55 The strips. are spaced fromjthe'body l members 2.9 to providepockets 34 to receive the side edge portionsV of the bagging sheet 27, said. pockets being rendered more convenientlyfaccessible by rounding" or beveling the upper edges of the strips 32 atytheir inner` sides, asshown at'f35... The endsfof thebo'dymembers 29 arel recessed, as shown at -36f while the upper edges of the strips 33 are also cut `away at their inner sides, as shown at 37 ,to form pockets 38v which revposition, .1n

y' l suitable number (herein two) 'of 4longitudilnally extending ybody members 29 to the up -1 ceivethe .end edgeportions of; the sheet .i Itwil'l'thusg'been seen thatrthe side and en d marginalportions Vof 'the'V bagging sheet may berolldor'foldedlas indicated in Figs, 5 and 6, and ventinely:.within the periphery` ofthe"lowerV l. sons netto .interfere 'with the. "operatiolrof thela't'ter by engagement with l Vhead 20 and the wall ofthe@` disposedv in the poclrets 34 and 38 press bleek,

the plunger press block,andso' as tor-io'bvi'ate the vusual troublesome handling'- positioning" of V"thisV sheetwihl respect"to the plunger 'head are employed, are laterally spaced to receive between'IV thernj Yaj longitudinal rojc' l'r" v shaft 39 j ourna'ledgat its ends in plates 40isefeured to said'bedyv members and .Y

bridging the 'space between'thenr The 'shaft The beefy., mmiejee; fortwo 'er um),

'4 1 to theoufter end 'o'fjone'of whichfispiv- -positeiendofthetlink `421i's pivoted'toa "f lOne sleeve 'or'collarljl secured'intermediate' vthe ends voffa lever 43 I(see"v alsoFig, 1) i' end ofthe" lver43 isf pivoted aty 44 *to one of the body members29, said lever being re1- `ceived, when' 11n vits! normal orf" inoperative groove' 45:'formed the face offsaid member; lThe armsf41; are preferably v spondinglyf spaced, and' to the endv of` each front'V of thepressblock,l the' several rods bcing" guidedY fori longitudinal `movement in equal in numbe'rto'theslats 24,' andcorreprecedere@ 46% extending "ter/Md' the 'Y f 'angular'slots f 5)"in the'front body Y member v 29' and in' alined angular slots' 4S terminating at theI` upper orward'jedge of rods y46 are supported at saidfedge. Preferablyone" of said' slots, slot 47a the' lin'l42, andftoY this endfis continued downwardly into the front face ofthe --body y the-"bottoni 'andi fontends' of the respec# l 'herein' 4the central.- '(fsee" Figs.` lia'ndV 6) receives also 'member the "co'rresponding'v rod '46: vbeing supported at the upperedge of said'ln'ember1 by a plate"50"brid'ging said slot' adja-f' l y desired, a separate slot-{mightfbe provided for' the rod* 42,1 and that a separate; arm 4l shown; 'preferred fbeing" `might alsofbe'employed to. connect said Vrod withfthejshaft), valthough the construction Normally', and "as shown in `Figs;vlfanclffl, Y

the lever 43 occupies a position within j the groove (45,' and the rofds' 46l are retracted with theirf heads' 52v in'close engagement! with' the forward ends of the slats 24. VWhen the I5 i 23, and-in such a. position as to permit the! compressing operation is completed, and .it is desired to passy the bale ties 53Aforwardly through the grooves 23 beneath thebagging sheet 27 resting on 'the slats .24, the lever 43 is'swung outwardly into .theposition shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 6, rotating the shaft 39.through theflinlr 42 and corresponding arm 41, and oausingthe arms'j41 to project? the `rods 46 upwardly and outwardly .into the positions shown in said figures.y The re sultant forward movement ofthe heads 52 causes said heads toV lift and support the forward edge of the bagging sheet 27 inV spaced relation to the ends of the grooves ties to 4be passed forwardly through said grooves without engagementof the forward ends of said ties, orof the needles tol which l they are attached,` with the forward' portion i of the baggingvsheet, which edge is, of

course, not-conveniently accessibleto an operator standlng at the rear of the press in [order to passv said ties forwardly-through said grooves l Said operator can, however,

without inconvenience lift thefrear edge of` the bagging sheet by handto permit the tiesV to pass, althoufrh the mechanis'mherein shown might, obviously, be duplicated at* the rear'of the block if desired@v l In order to provide smooth surfaces at the bottoms of the grooves 23 over which the ties 53 may pass, and to .prevent the ends of said .ties from being caught upon the shaft 39 or jin the space provided for said shaft between the body 4members 29, strips 54 of sheet metal may be provided, as shown in Fig. 5

i comprising a body portion, transversely eX# tending strips secured to theV ends ofwsaid body portion, saidends beingrecessed to form with said strips end pockets to receive' the end edge portions of a wrapping'sheet disposed on said bloclntransversey slatssecuredto the face of said body portion, and

longitudinally extending strips secured Vto said slats and spaced from said body portion to form side pockets to receive the side edge 4portions of said sheet. Y A Y 2. A block or follower for baling; presses,

' said block having pockets to receive Within its periphery the edge portions of a wrap# ping sheet Vdisposed thereon having means i i 4. A block or follower forlbalingl presses y tween said grooves.

Inent therein, said rods having heads disgrooves, and means 4 forV for lifting an edge portion lof wrapping,`

sheet disposedA thereon.

` 3. A block or followerfor baling presses,

its periphery'the edge portions of a` wrapdisposed thereon.V

said block havingpockets,v to receive within f V pingsheet disposed thereon'and having adu ljacent one of its lupper edges liftingimeans l. for the edge portion' of the kwrapping'sheet,`Yt

having a series'of tiereeeiving grooves, and I a series kof wrapping-sheet supporters dis?.A

posed adjacent'an edge of. said block 5. vIn abloclr or follower for baling'presses, a pluralityvof longitudinally lmovable rods Vhaving heads disposed adjacent one edge V:of said block,y and means for simultaneously moving said rods upwardly and' out" Wardly.

Y 6. A block or follower-for balingpresses 'having a seriesof tie'receiving grooves, ,av

series of rods vdisposed at an inclination to saidblock and guided for longitudinal Inoveoperating r"said rods.

7. The combination with a bloclrior fol# Vlower for baling presses, of .a rock .shaft-v journal'ed therein, a lever for .operatingsaid rock shaft, andk means operated by said rockfv shaft 'for lifting anedge portionof a wrap ping sheet disposed on said bloclr'.-

8. The vcombination witha block or .foll lowerrfor baling presses, of a roclr 'shalt journaled therein, a lever for operating said roel; shaft, and afplurality oflongitudinally i 1 movable rods operated by said/rock shaft and having heads disposed adjacent one edge f.

vv.of said. block. v

Y 9. The combination with a block or fol-vi lower forbaling presses having a seriesof tie receivinggrooves, of azrock shaft journaled in said block `and having alongitudinal series of radial.arms,a lever pivoted to the exterior of said block, a link connecting said lever with one of said arms, and a series i l of rods connected withv saidjarms,` respec l v tively, Vand having heads disposed betweenl Y said grooves adjacent an edge of said block, l

said' rods being disposed atan inclination to said block and being guided Vfor longitudi-V nal movement therein. Y

In testimony whereof vI havehereunto set my hand in presence of'two subscribing witne'sses.-l e I Y p IRVINE N. BECKER; Vlitnesses: y Y

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